Cagliari midfielder Radja Nainggolan has been watched of late by Sir Alex and Manchester United scouts. Needless to say, City have also shown an interest. The Belgian international will, in all likelihood, line up against England in their pre Euro 2012 friendly next month. No doubt their will be a host of Premier League clubs watching.

United, however, showed interest as early as March and were in contact with the Italian club. Cagliari have decided that now is the time to cash in and are looking for Juventus to join an auction.

In a recent interview with La Derniere Heure, when asked about his future, Radja Nainggolan said, ”

‘If the club can build its new stadium, the president wants to keep his whole squad. if this is not the case, it changes things.’

It’s certainly one of the first times I’ve heard of a new stadium being the reason a player wants to stay (or leave of course!).

The Italian press have described the midfielder as any of the following: Tenacious, intelligent, organised, energetic, belligerent – luckily none of these apply to not so super Mario who he is sometimes compared to in Italy.

Certainly, the football mad Indonesians want him to play in the Prem. A leading Indonesian sports reporter said: “We would love it if he were to play for a bigger club. That would be good for him and I believe he will do well with his new side. If he does sign for a bigger club, that would be massive news. And one thing is for sure: millions of people in Indonesia will buy his new jersey.” Let’s hope that’s a red one then!

Those of you who read regularly will hopefully have been following the tipping. A win on West Ham was partially offset by the optimistic punt on Ribery to score first but still a small profit for the fourth day running. More later.